Commodity

Commodity Details

For Imports

Regulating Agencies

Legal Basis

• Executive Order No. 245 dated July 24, 1987 – Executive Order No. 245 dated July 24, 1987 Implementing The Consolidation Of All Tobacco Agencies And The Creation Of The National Tobacco Administration, Prescribing Its Charter And For Other Purposes

Permits, Clearances, Certifications

• Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC)
• License a) Authority to Import b) Authority for Transshipment
• Commodity Clearance a) Import Commodity Clearance b) Transshipment Commodity Clearance

Requirements & Procedures

Documentary Requirements

Bureau of Plant Industry

Plant Quarantine Clearance:

1. Duly accomplished Application Form or BPI Q Form No. 1
2. Proforma Invoice
3. GM Certification
4. Certificate from Buyers
5. Research Outline

Phytosanitary Certificate

1. Duly accomplished Application Form or BPI Q Form No. 1

National Tobacco Administration

Issuance of Commodity Clearances

At least three working days prior to unloading of subject commodity, importer/transshipper shall file with the NTA, through the Regulation Department, a duly accomplished ECC(Export Commodity Clearance/ICC(Import Commodity Clearance))/TCC(Transshipment Commodity Clearance) Form, on a per shipment basis in four copies; The ECC/ICC/TCC Form must be supported by the following documents:

1. Import Declaration
2. Sale/Packing List/Purchase Invoice
3. Bill of Lading/ Airway Bill
4. Phytosanitary Inspection Certificate
5. Fumigation Certificate
6. Moisture Content Certificate
7. Certificate of Inspection (RD Form #26)
8. Request for Inspection (RD Form #11)
9. NTA Official Receipt (OR)
10. Certificate of Authenticity (COA), if required by importing country (RD Form no. 19)
11. Import/Export/Transshipment Clearance Form, duly accomplished (RD Form no. 17/18)
12. Other pertinent import documents as required by the Bureau of Customs (BOC), Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)

Note: Should be filed at least three working days prior to the date of unloading of the commodity

Bureau of Internal Revenue

1. Bill of Lading
2. Packing List
3. Commercial Invoice
4. Import Entry and Internal Revenue Declaration
5. Tax and Duty Declaration 'Valuation Computation' - Computation of Duties and Taxes
6. Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)
7. Product Information Sheet
8. DOE Permit or Certification of Compliance for Coal Importation
9. In case of salt, certification that the imported salt is extracted from sea water duly authenticated by the Philippine Embassy at the country of origin to qualify exemption from excise tax.

Procedures

Bureau of Internal Revenue

1. Importer/Broker will login to www.nsw.gov.ph and fill up and submit application for ATRIG thru NSW System
2. Receiving Officer checks the completeness of the basic documentary requirements. If found complete, RO receives the application thru NSW system, assigns Office Control Code and forward documents to concerned Processing Officer. If application is rejected/ hold, importer will be notified thru email that application was rejected or in pending state.
3. Processing Officer (Revenue Officer) evaluates the submitted documentary requirements to determine whether or not the application requires any of the following:
   1. Conduct of ocular inspection;
   2. Resolution of technical/factual issue (for referral to the Laboratory Unit);
   3. Resolution of legal issues (for referral to the Law Division).
4. Processing Officer prepares computation in excel format, prepares eATRIG and forward docket to Reviewing Officer.
5. Reviewing Officer reviews eATRIG. Forward docket to Approving Officer, if found in order. Otherwise, return docket to Processing Officer.
6. Approving Officer (Approve 1 & 2) reviews and approves eATRIG, if found in order, authorizes the transaction and electronically transmit eATRIG to BOC . Otherwise, return docket to Reviewing Officer

Bureau of Plant Industry

Application and Issuance of Plant Quarantine Clearance:

1. Fill up application form for Permit to Import for Plants and Plant products or Potential Animal Pests
2. Submit accomplished BPI 'Q' Form No. 1 or 5
3. Bring application form to cashier for payment
4. Return application form to PQS for processing
5. Receives Plant Quarantine Clearance
6. Fill up Feedback Form

Bureau of Plant Industry

Application and Issuance of Phytosanitary Certificate:

1. Fill up Application for Inspection and Phytosanitary Certification
2. Submit accomplished BPI ''Q'' Form No. 10
3. Present actual commodity for inspection
4. Receive Phytosanitary Certificate
5. Fill up Feedback Form

National Tobacco Administration

1. Prior to the issuance of Commodity Clearance, the concerned exporter/importer/transshipper, must first apply for Authority to Export/Import/Transship, to the NTA, thru the Regulation Dept., by submitting the following documents, as per Checklist of
   Requirements and complying the following procedures:
   1. Properly accomplished NTA Application Form (RD Form # 16), duly supported by the following:
      1. Business Registration (Individual) or Articles of Incorporation & By-Laws (Corporation);
      2. ITR and/or latest Audited Financial Statement;
      3. List of Company officers and their designated authorized representative/s, signed by the Corporate Sec/Owner/President;
      4. Individual/Company Information Sheet (RD Form # 1); and
      5. Current business A1:L43
   2. And payment of assessed Permit/License Fee, and corresponding Official Receipt (OR), shall be issued by the NTA Cashier.
2. Procedures in the Issuance of Commodity Clearances
   1. At least three (3) working days prior to the loading(Exportation or Transshipment) /unloading(Importation) of the subject commodity, the exporter/importer/transshipper, shall file with the NTA, thru the Regulation Dept., a duly accomplished ECC(Export Commodity Clearance/ICC(Import Commodity Clearance))/TCC(Transshipment Commodity Clearance) Form, on a per shipment basis, in four (4) copies;
   2. The ECC/ICC/TCC form must be supported by the following documents:
      1. Export/Import Declaration;
      2. Sales/Packing List/Purchase Invoice;
      3. Bill of Lading/Airway Bill;
      4. Phytosanitary Inspection; Fumigation Certificate/Moisture Content Certificate;
      5. Certificate of Inspection (RD Form # 26)
      6. Request for Inspection (RD Form# 25); and
      7. NTA Official Receipt (OR) for full pay’t of fees.
   3. After assessment of subject for export/import/transship, the concerned exporter/importer/transshipper pays the assessed processing, regulation and inspection fees to NTA Cashier; and
   4. Inspection shall be conducted by NTA Designated Inspector.
3. Inspection Procedure
   Upon arrival of imported/transshipped commodity, the concerned importer/transshipper, must advice NTA of said arrival, and immediately, a NTA Designated Inspector shall conduct the requested inspection and get samples of the subject commodity to determine absence of chemical/pesticide residues, and the absence of pathogenic microbiological organisms or free from toxic constituents (trace Of metals, i.e. arsenic and mercury) and to determine whether the commodity conforms to the description indicated in the ICC/TCC-Inbound.
   1. When all requirements and procedures are complied, NTA issues duly approved ECC/ICC/TCC, to exporter/importer/transshipper; and
   2. Exporter/Importer/Transhipper, using the issued duly approved ECC/ICC/TCC, shall now enter/withdraw the commodity to/from customs territory.

NTMs

1. NTA – License or Authority to Import
2. BPI – Pest Risk Analysis
3. BPI – SPS Clearance
4. NTA – Commodity Clearance
5. BIR – Authority to Release Imported Goods (ATRIG)
6. BPI – Inspection at the Port of Entry

Import Status

Regulated

For Exports

Regulating Agencies

Status

The export of this commodity is currently regulated. Please contact the regulating agency above for export requirements and procedures.

NTMs

1. BPI – Exporter Registration
2. BPI – Phytosanitary Certificate
3. BPI – Pre-shipment Inspection
4. BPI – Verification of packing/filling materials
5. NTA – Authority to Export
6. NTA – Export Commodity Clearance
7. NTA – Fee Payment
8. NTA – Pre-shipment Inspection

Tariff Schedules

Visit the Philippine Tariff Commission (TC) through its Philippine Tariff Finder (PTF).

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